Protest Against Vox Leader's Visit Turns Violent in A Coruña
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Santiago Abascal is the leader of a Spanish political party called Vox. He visited the city of A Coruña in Spain. Vox held an event in a square called María Pita.
Many people did not want Abascal to come. They came to the square to protest against him. The protest became big and angry.
Police used force against the protesters. This is called a police charge. Some young people were hurt during the trouble.
There were riots in the streets near the square. Police arrested two people during the protest.
Many people in A Coruña were angry about the police action. They say the police were too violent with the protesters.
The event showed strong feelings between people who support Vox and people who are against it. This kind of group is sometimes called antifascist.
Vocabulary8 words
- protest
- when people show they are angry about something
- police charge
- when police move fast and push into a crowd
- riots
- when many people fight or break things in the street
- violent
- using force to hurt someone
- antifascist
- against a very strong, controlling kind of right-wing politics
- arrested
- taken by police because of breaking a rule
- square
- an open space in a city with buildings around it
- political party
- a group of people who want to run the government
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1. Santiago Abascal 2. There were riots and police charges 3. Two
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Santiago Abascal is the leader of a Spanish political party called _____. He visited the city of A Coruña in Spain. Vox held an event in a square called María _____.
Many people did not want Abascal to come. They came to the square to _____ against him. The protest became big and angry.
Police used force against the protesters. This is called a police _____. Some young people were hurt during the trouble.
There were _____ in the streets near the square. Police arrested _____ people during the protest.
Many people in A Coruña were angry about the police action. They say the police were too _____ with the protesters.
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